We are announcing a nationwide open architectural contest for the best project proposal for the revitalization of the territory known as Yevreyka Park in Rivne. We invite Ukrainian architects, groups of architects, interdisciplinary teams, and teams with specialists in architecture, urbanism, contemporary art curation, etc., to participate.
Registration is open until 17:00 on February 20, 2026.
Competition projects are accepted:
- In electronic form — until 18:00 on April 24, 2026;
- In printed form — until 17:00 on April 30, 2026.
You can learn more about the program, objectives, and conditions of the competition, as well as submit a project proposal, here.
Prize fund of the competition: 1st prize—UAH 250,000, 2nd prize—UAH 150,000, 3rd prize—UAH 100,000.
Background and goals of the revitalization
Rivne’s public space on Lytovska Street, known as “Yevreyka Park,” is an abandoned green space near an educational institution in the city center. In the past, it was home to three cemeteries: a Jewish cemetery, an Orthodox cemetery, and an epidemiological cemetery. The largest of these was the Jewish cemetery, which is where the unofficial and common name for the place among Rivne residents, “Yevreyka,” comes from. Nowadays, citizens mostly use this area as a transit space, a place for walking, short-term rest, and cycling. At the same time, among the trees and paths of the untidy park, there are still remnants of tombstones, reminding us of the history of this space.
With the REHERIT 2.0 project, we aim to change the attitude towards this place, turning it into a safe space of memory, dialogue, and co-creation. The architectural competition aims to find innovative, sensitive to the historical context, and socially responsible solutions that combine memory preservation, a nature-based approach, and principles of social interaction.
REHERIT 2.0 offers an approach to dealing with complex heritage as an active resource for a modern community and multicultural development. The architectural competition is one of the stages of the project that will allow architects from all over Ukraine to try their hand at shaping a new vision for this place.
REHERIT 2.0: Common Responsibility for Shared Heritage is implemented by the Center for Urban History and the Center for Regional Development of the PPV Economic Development Agency with the financial support of the European Union.
This publication was created with the financial support of the European Union. Its content is the sole responsibility of the partners of the REHERIT 2.0 project and does not necessarily reflect the views of the European Union.
